CVE-2006-2393 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Empire IRC server by sending long text strings, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2393?
CVE-2006-2393 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2393?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Empire Server Empire Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2393?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2393 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-2393 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2393 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmw4-j4cf-332c.